Early Childhood Instructional Coach

Recruiting Firm, Riderflex has been hired by our client, Xiente, to find their Early Childhood Instructional Coach!

Xiente (formerly Norris Square Community Alliance) was founded in 1982 by a group of Puerto Rican women in North Philadelphia who saw a need and took action. From the beginning, we believed that the people most impacted by poverty should be the ones shaping the solutions. That principle still guides us today. In 2023, our evolution into Xiente marked a renewed commitment to economic mobility, systems change, and intergenerational prosperity. We are still rooted in the same neighborhood. We are still powered by the same community.

Our mission is to transform communities by empowering individuals to achieve social mobility. Xiente programs maximize personal capital - education, financial literacy, real estate, business opportunity - to create a path of economic mobility for individuals and their families.

The Early Childhood Instructional Coach strengthens teaching quality and child outcomes through job-embedded Practice-Based Coaching, modeling, reflective feedback, targeted professional development, and ongoing support in infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms.

Coaches partner with teaching teams to implement evidence-based curriculum, developmental assessment, inclusive practice, positive behavior supports, and trauma-informed, culturally responsive approaches.

This role is about classroom implementation. It does not carry supervisory or disciplinary authority.

• Establish collaborative coaching agreements and run Practice-Based Coaching cycles: shared goals, focused observations, reflection, action steps, and follow-up
• Observe classroom interactions, routines, teacher-child relationships, curriculum delivery, transitions and learning environments
• Model high-quality practice and give timely, actionable feedback
• Support fidelity to approved curricula, the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, and program educational expectations
• Provide onboarding and targeted mentoring for new teachers and staff who need intensive instructional support

• Coach teachers in developmentally appropriate strategies for preventing and responding to challenging behavior, including positive guidance, co-regulation, supportive routines and predictable transitions
• Use Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and Pyramid Model principles, trauma-informed care, inclusion and culturally responsive interaction to strengthen classroom-wide practice
• Demonstrate strategies in classrooms and follow up to see whether agreed approaches are being implemented consistently
• Coordinate with the contracted mental health consultant, Center Directors, families and specialists on referrals and recommendations, respecting professional scope, privacy and required approvals
• Escalate child safety concerns, suspected abuse, exclusionary discipline or significant behavioral concerns promptly through organizational procedures. Coaches do not diagnose or provide clinical treatment.

• Help teachers use Teaching Strategies GOLD and other approved observation and assessment data to individualize instruction and monitor child progress
• Identify patterns across classrooms and support improvement plans
• Collaborate with program leadership on documented classroom quality and assessment concerns

• Design and deliver focused training and learning communities grounded in teacher needs, observation results and evidence-based practice
• Coordinate plans with Center Directors, Assistant Directors, Family Advocates, mental health consultants and Early Head Start partner leadership
• Provide coaching that is accessible to bilingual and Spanish-speaking staff, using qualified interpretation and translated materials where needed
• Participate in cross-site planning and coverage while maintaining consistent primary classroom assignments

• Maintain confidential coaching logs covering visits, cycle goals, agreed action steps, teacher feedback and follow-up dates
• Provide a concise monthly report to the Education Operations Manager on classrooms reached, cycles in progress, supports completed, barriers and emerging priorities
• Follow established protocols for observation notes, privacy, family consent and escalation of safety or compliance concerns

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a closely related field
• At least three years of progressively responsible early childhood classroom experience
• Spanish and English bilingual proficiency
• Working knowledge of Practice-Based Coaching, child development birth to five, developmentally appropriate curricula, inclusive practices and assessment systems
• Demonstrated ability to coach educators in positive behavior supports and social-emotional development
• Strong facilitation, feedback, adult learning, documentation, collaboration and problem-solving skills
• Ability to meet Pennsylvania clearance and health requirements and to travel between sites

• Master's degree
• Demonstrated teacher coaching, mentoring or professional development experience
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and Pyramid Model experience

• Full-time and fully onsite in Philadelphia. Not eligible for hybrid or remote work.
• Work is split across the Children's Center, Willard, and a designated Early Head Start partner site
• Travel between sites is required
• Both coaches report to the Education Operations Manager. Center Directors retain responsibility for staff supervision, daily center operations, safety and compliance.

• 30 days: site introductions, classroom needs assessment, and an agreed coaching calendar
• 60 days: prioritized coaching cycles underway and a consistent documentation cadence
• 90 days: demonstrated teacher follow-through, plus a summary of classroom strengths, concerns and next-step recommendations

Xiente is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a workplace where all qualified individuals have an equal opportunity to succeed based on their qualifications, skills, experience, and job-related requirements. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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